Seal-tag.



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SEAL TAG. APPLICATION HLED 1uLY3o.1917.

Patented Apr. 9,1918.

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SEAL TAG.

APPLICATION FILED JuLY 30.1911.

lgg. Psytented Apr. 9, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- 'entran streams ra'rnrrr ernten PAUL PHILIPSBERG, F LIBERTY, NEW YORK, .AS-SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 IGNATZ PHILIPSBERG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SEAL-TAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed July 3G, 1917. Serial No. 183,391.

To all whom t may Concern Be it known that l, PAUL PnILrrsnnno, a citizen of Austria, and residing at Liberty, in the county of Sullivan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seal-Tags, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertainsL to make and use the same.

This invention relatesV to seal tags and particularly to devices of this class designed for use by merchants or dealers in clothing as a protection against fraud.

it is well-known fact that people and especially women will sometimes go to a dealer and bargain for a gown, and have it sent home for examination with an agreement to return it, if not satisfactory, and it frequently happens that such parties will keep the gown a day or two and even wear it and then return it, and the object of my improvement is to prevent frauds of this class, which object is accomplished by means of my improved tag which is attached to the garment or gown at the time the latter is sold, and which cannot be detached without being destroyed, or without leaving evidence of the fact that it has been detached, and the tag itself and the method of applying it to the garment or gown is such that the latter cannot be used or worn unless the tag is removed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters'in each of the views. and in which:

Figure 1 is a face view of a blank from which my improved seal tag is formed;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the tag partially folded;

Fig. 3 a Similar View showing the blank completely folded and ready for sealing or use;

Fig. la section on the line M of Fig. 3 and on an enlarged scale, and showing one method of using the tag;

Fig. 5 a front view similar to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, but showing the tag in its sealed or locked position as when in use;

Fig. 6 a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5 and on an enlarged scale;

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are views similar to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 but showing'a modicatiom Figs. 8 and 9 also showing parts broken away;

Fig. 10 a front view of the tag shown inV Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive and partially showing one method of attaching said tag to an article; and,

Fig. 11 a view similar to Fig. 10 but showing the tag completely attached to the article and sealed.

In the practice of my invention, as shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, provide a blank 12 shown in Fig. 1, and comprising an oblong rectangular body portion 13 provided at one side edge with a folding flap member 14 having a central projecting tongue 15 in which is formed an aperture 16 having an inwardly directed slot 17 communicating therewith and extending into the central part of the body portion 13, and communieating with a smaller aperture 18.

T he other side elge of the body portion 13 is provided with a folding flap member 19 which is approximately rectangular in form and provided at its opposite side edges with supplemental folding flap members 20, and the iiap members 20 are provided at their inner ends with recesses 21 and at their outer ends with projecting ears 22, and said flap member 19is also vprovided with a transverse slot 23 and between the body portion of said flap member and the supplemental side flaps 20 thereof are slots 2e. rll`he folding tiap member 19 is also provided centrally of its-outer edge with a folding tongue 25, the body portion of which is slightly less in width than the distance between the ears 22, and the tongue member 25 is provided in its inner side part with .a transverse slot 26 and at its outer side edge with laterally projecting ears 27, and centrally of the outer side edge thereof said tongue member 25 is provided with a central projection 28 at the opposite sides of which are other projections 29, and said folding member 25 is provided with two sets of folding lines 30 and 31 which are arranged longitudinally of, or parallel with. the central longitudinal line of the blank and which are spaced to correspond with the width of the parts 28 and 29, and these lines divide the folding member 25 into. opposite side edge portions 32 and a central part 33 and intermediate parts 34.

In Fig. 2 l have shown thev first step of the process 0f folding the blank in orderto form my improved seal tag, and this step consistsA in folding the side members 32 of the folding member 25 over the central part. of said member and then folding said member over the member 19 and passing the projecting ears 27 through the slots 24, as shown inV Fig, 2.Y

T he neXt step of forming the tag is shown in Fig. 3, and consists in folding the sup plemental side flaps 2O of the foldingmember 19, forwardly, and then folding saidmember 19 over the body 13 of the blank in which operation the parts 20 are passed through corresponding slots 35 in the body of the blank andthe outer ends of? Which-are provided With curved portions 36 through- Which'the ears 22l are passed.

The tag is nowcomplete, or ready for use, and in Fig. 4 Il have shown at 37v a part of a garment or other article 0f manufacture to which the tag is attached and a button 38 is attached thereto and, in practice, my improved tag asshovvnin Fig; 3, is attached to the button 38 by passing-said button throughthe aperture 16 in the tongue 15 and4 moving the tag so asto bring'- the; center of the button 38 centrally of thesmaller aperture 18 as clearly shown'in Fig; i/Vhen the tagv is in the position shown in Fig. 4 the same is sealed by folding they flap member 14 over the body portion 13 andf passing the tongue 15 through the slot` 23 to bring said tongue into' the positionshown inFig. 6, or into position to locky saidtongue in engagement with the projections 28 and 29 in their folded position asl shown in' Fig. 2;

Theseal tag as'shoivn in Figs.- 5" and 6"-isl in its locked position,land it Willbeimpossible to detach the same from thegarment-` 37,' or the button 38 thereof, Withoutfshovvs ing traces of 'such action, and should the flap; member 14 with the tongue 15 be forced-out-A Wardly,y or an attempt be -madeto' withdraw it'over the folded flap 19the engagement off said, tongue 15 Withthe folded'tongue mem-y ber25 would move said-imember, longitudinally ofithe flapV 19 and-the ears 27V would operate in connection with the perforatedy edges 39 between theslots 23jand.E 24 and shear or out the same as will be readily understood, and' this would showevidence ofthe attempt to detach the tag*l from the garment;

The central body portion 13 is preferably provided with oppositely directed flaps 40 and 41, and the flap 40 maybe` provided with printed matter giving the namegof the' user. of the'seal'ta-g as indicated inv Fig; 5, While the flap 41' isprovid'edwithI printed. matter;designatingjtLotgi Size VVS-L, 'and Price whereby thelhi'storyfof, or -reCOld :of the., garment 011i sOOdSlr t0; which.; the; tagli' iS attachedmerbekentten aid Seal was are also I'preferably" provi ed'f'vritlrv serial numbers as indica ted in F i g. o, said numbers eing placed on any conrenient part of the tag,jthe same being shown on the back of the folding flap 19. Y

In. Figs. 7 to 11 inclusive, 1 have shown a modified form of seal tag comprising a central body. portion 42 and a folding. side edge flap member 43 having a tongue 44 provided with an'aperture 45, this construction being the same as the body portion 13 and flap 14 in the previously kdescribed construction, with the exception that the central-'body p0r-V tion 42 is provided with a large buttonhole .aperture 46 and a smaller buttonhole aperf kportion are provided respectively Witlrprojecting members 56 and 57'l The outer endportion of the central ap member 50 andv the inner end portion of the tongue member 53 is-provided With an aperture 58 and the outer end portions of the folding triangular portions 51 and 52 are provided with apertnres 591 which` correspond With and are` adaptedto register' with the aperture' 58 when thel ipajrts are -folded; together, as *heredk inafter described;

The centrall portion 50 of; the 49 isprovided with a transverse slot 60 inwardly of which saidcentral portion is provided with oppositely'f directed ears 61 which are cut from the folding triangular portions 51v and 52, anda plurality of perforations 62l are provided vin the foldinglines 63 of the triangular portions 51 and' 52 between the slots 60 andthe earsf61 as clearlyy shown inl Fig; 7.' Therside fiapsj54'of the tongue-,53 are cut out toif'orm Oppositelyfdirected ears 64 Which correspond with andV coperate With thev ears 61' as hereinafterV describedE The iirst step in foldingthe separate-parts of the blank shovvn in Fig. 7 P to form'myim proved seal tag consistsin-folding theside flaps 54 onto thezcentral portion55zandthen folding the tongue member 53 onto the central portion 50 of the flapV 49,'-Whi'cl1" brings the parts into the position shown in Fig; 8,' or the ears 64 on topofporin line With-.the cars lof the central portion 50,

The next step is. to fold the triangular por-= tions 51 and? 52 onto the' central f portion 50' which bringsv the parts finto the position shovvn in Fig. 9, in' vvhi'cliposition thesepa-nrate parts 50i; 51 1 and 521-".and4V 53;' etc., mayvfbe connected i together, if desired?v by f passing suitable -iastening 'device therethrough, and in Figs. L9 and 10 I have "shown a wire or similar Idevice 65 `passed ltherethrough and the end-s crimped or compressed asshown'at 66,the tag'is nowinposition to be attached to, orconnectedwith any-desired article, and the iirst step in accomplisliingthis result is shown in Fig. 10.

Y1n attaching the tag to a garment vorother article having abutton 67, as shown in Fig. 10, said button is first passed through the button vhole 46, and ythe tab lmanipulated to bring the center of saidbuttoninto the aperture 4-7, after which the end l'ap '49 in'its foldedposition, as shown'in Fig. Slis'oltled onto the central body portion 42, *in which operation the button "67 or the 'means ifor connecting the tag to a garment, :passes into the apertures 58-59 in `theend of said-flap as clearly shown in Fig. 1'0. 4Thelseatl tag when in the position shown in Fig. 110 lis sealed by folding the `riap 43 onto the :body portion l2 and passing the tongue into the slot 60, and when "said parts yare-completely folded or in the position shown-in Eig 11, the `apertures i5 in lthe tongue member engage the projecting members 56-i57 and loc'lrs'said 'tongue and flap againstldisplacemenuinthe sameimanner as thetongue l5 is locked in connection with the projecting members Q8 and 2'9'in the construction shown in Figs. -1 to 6 inclusive.

rThe central body portion@ `o'tthe tongue shown in Figs. 7 toll inclusive Vare provided with a "supplemental YIt'iap "'68 on which may be printed the legend""Lot,Size'WL, Price, for the Vsame'purpose as in the case of said legends on the tags shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, and as will b e readily :understood the tag shown inF-i'gs. 7 tolli-inclusive may also be provided-withserial numbers or any other printed matter.

While l have shown two seal tags for carrying my invention into e'ect and cer-` tain details of construction for accomplishing the desired result my invention is not limited to such details, and changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacriiicing its advantages.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown but one means oi attaching the seal tag to a garment, but it will be understood that the body portion 13 of the construction shown in Figs. l to 6 inclusive and the body portion 4:2 in the construction shown in Figs. 7 to l1 inclusive, may be connected with, or secured to, the desired article by sewing or by pinning, ,or otherwise, my invention being not limited to any specific method of attaching the tag to the desired article.

Having fully described my invention,

said last named lilap land provided `with folda'ble side members having cars, the ,flast named Han being provided with a transverse slot `'through which the tongue oii theiirstnamed flap is adapted to pass,-and ymeanson the yend `vportion of fthe tongue of 'the last named 'tlap'adap'ted tofengage the aperture in the ltongue of the first named e'flap for lockingftheseparate parts of the tag together when folded.

3. A seal tag composed of a plurality "of parts folda'ble Aone `upon another, 'one 'of said parts being adapted to :be 'connect-ed .with apartof a vgarmentand two votherfof said parts being fto'ldably connected, and

Vmeans forl'locling said folded rparts'to `'seal the connectionfof said vfirst named part of the tagwith the garment.

fa. 'A seal tag composed of a plurality ot parts foldable 'one upon another, yone of said `parts being provided with ra 4buttonho'le adapted lto receive y'a 'button Asecured to a garment, said part beingprovided with oppositely-directed lol'dable iiaps'oneoi" which is provided with Aoldable Yside portions'and a "lding `end portion `composed 1Aot la plurality of toldable parts, and means on the other of said oppositely directed fol'da'ble Ilflaps 'for engaging a part on said other flap when folded to lock 4said flaps together to seal a button in the buttonhole of said firstnamed part of the tag.

5. A seal tag composed of a main body portion, a nap i'oldably connected with one side of said body portion, the other side of said body portion being provided with a flap having i'oldable side members, a part connected with the end of said last-named flap and adapted to fold inwardly onto the same, and means on said iirst named flap adapted to engage the part on the end ot the last named flap when folded for locking said flaps together.

6. A seal tag composed of a main body portion, a Hap foldably connected with one side of said body portion, the other side of said body portion being provided with a iiap having foldable side members, a part connected with the end of said last named flap and adapted to fold inwardly onto the same,

means for sealing said part Within said flap, and means on said first named flap adapted to engage the part on the end of the last named flap When folded for locking said aps together.

A seal tag composed of a main body portion, a flap foldably connected with one side of said body portion, the other side of said body portion being provided With a flap having foldable side members, a part connected with the end of said last-named flap and adapted to fold inwardly onto the same, said last-named flap being provided with a slot adapted to receive a part on said first named flap When folded together, and means in said first named flap adapted to engage the part on the end of said last named flap when said flaps are folded together to lock the same inl their folded position.

8. A seal tag composed of a main body portion provided with an aperture adapted to receive a button or the like secured to a garment, a Hap foldably connected with one side of said body portion and provided with a tongue,'the other side of said body portion being providedv With a flap having a slot adapted to receive the tongue of said first named Hap, a tongue foldably connected With said last named flap, and means in the tongue of the first named iap adapt-.

ed to engage the tongue of the last named flap, when said parts are folded together to lock the same in their folded position and to seal a button or the like in the aper ture of the main body portion.

9. A seal tag composedof a main body portion, a flap foldably connected With one side of said body portion and provided with a tongue, the other side of said body portion being provided with a ap having a slot, folding side members connected With said flap, a tongue foldably connected With the end of said last named iap, means in the tongue of the first named flap adapted to engage the foldable tongue 'of the last named flap When said parts are folded together to lock the same in such position and the body portion of said tag being provided on its other side edges with one or more parts adapted to be detachably'connected with said body portion.

10. A seal tag composed of a main body portion, a flap foldably connected with one side of said body portion and provided with a tongue, the other side of said body portion being provided With a iap having a slot adapted to receive the tongue on said first named iiap, folding side members connected with said flap, apertures formed in the folds of said side members a predetermined distance from said slot, and perforations formed in said folds between said apertures and said slot, a tongue foldably connected with the end of said last named Hap vand provided with foldable side portions having ears adapted to enter the apertures in said folds when said last named tongue is folded upon said last named flap, and means in the tongue of said rs't named flap adapted to engage the tongue of the last named flap when said parts are folded together to lool: the saine in such position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 19th day of July, 1917.

PAUL PHiLIrsBERG.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH YoCHUM, C. P. SCHNEIDER.

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